UPV Division of Humanities

Kevin Pison Piamonte's Land from God (2018) screens at the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Indigenous Knowledge Workshop (IKW) 2026, held in Boracay, Island, Aklan from June 16-20. Piamonte was also invited as a Resource Person of the workshop where he talked about his creative process as a filmmaker, discussing how his works are deeply embedded in regional indigenous knowledge and practices.

Land from God is Piamonte's debut full length documentary film selected in the Busan International Film Festival 2018.

ARPU IKW is a regional platform that brings together university leaders, scholars, Indigenous knowledge holders, and practitioners across Asia-Pacific.

✨ New Publication Alert! ✨

Prof. and UP Artist Dr. Ferdinand Jarin's Creative Nonfiction "Campo Santo" has been published in ANI 43 Zambales, the Literary Folio of the Cultural Center of the Philippines.

You may access and read his work, including the whole selection of Ani 43 through the link below :
🔗https://tinyurl.com/5fpphy79

Congratulations, Prof. Jarin! ✨ See less

NOTICE OF HIRING

The Division of Humanities is in need of:

One (1) temporary faculty member for the BA in Communication and Media Studies Film Cluster who can teach Film and Media Courses for AY 2026-2027

Minimum Qualifications:

Master’s degree in Film or related course
Research, creative work, and teaching experience
With potential to engage in research, creative work, and public service
Excellent academic record
With moral integrity
Capable of teaching in-person
With two (2) years teaching experience

Preferably with the following qualifications:

Graduated with honors or with distinction grades
With PhD degree or units in PhD relevant to the discipline listed above
With exposure to the film/media industry

Please address and submit all documents by email (scanned/soft copies stored in a Google drive) to [email protected]

Asst. Prof. Katherine T. Valencia
Chairperson
Division of Humanities
College of Arts and Sciences
UP Visayas

📢 Abstract Submission Deadline Extended Until July 30, 2026!!

We’ve already received a strong lineup of exciting paper and panel proposals for the ASLE ASEAN Ecocritical Conference, and there’s still time to submit yours.

📌 Submit your abstract (individual or panel presentation) on or before July 30, 2026 via:
https://bit.ly/flows-waves

For inquiries, please contact:
📧 [email protected]

Stay tuned for further conference updates on our official page:
https://www.facebook.com/UPVDivisionofHumanities

CMS 130 class presents BYLINE VOLUME II, unpacking the strengths, perseverance, and survival of the university’s four college publications: Ang Mangingisda, Pagbutlak, Tibud, and The Accounts.

𝘛𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘮 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘰𝘸𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩?
𝘛𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥?
𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦?

Every lens works against the tide. Every pen shines through shadows. Every publication uncovers a jar of stories waiting to be opened. And within every account of truth are voices that seek to inform, represent, and speak for others.

From the students, by the students, and for the broader struggle for campus press freedom, the CMS 130 class presents BYLINE VOLUME II, unpacking the strengths, perseverance, and survival of the university’s four college publications: Ang Mangingisda, Pagbutlak, Tibud, and The Accounts.
For every issue printed, every article published, and every truth pursued, there is a campus journalist choosing courage over silence. Their stories do more than document the times; they become part of the struggle to shape them.

You may access the link through the original post.

𝘛𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘮 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘰𝘸𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩?
𝘛𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥?
𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦?

Every lens works against the tide. Every pen shines through shadows. Every publication uncovers a jar of stories waiting to be opened. And within every account of truth are voices that seek to inform, represent, and speak for others.

From the students, by the students, and for the broader struggle for campus press freedom, the CMS 130 class presents BYLINE VOLUME II, unpacking the strengths, perseverance, and survival of the university’s four college publications: Ang Mangingisda, Pagbutlak, Tibud, and The Accounts.

For every issue printed, every article published, and every truth pursued, there is a campus journalist choosing courage over silence. Their stories do more than document the times; they become part of the struggle to shape them.

Link here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10ITdJfpCShjrukIcIutAhMxewe-JIaG4/view?usp=drivesdk

The Division of Humanities continues to be a home of UP Artists in UP Visayas! Three of our faculty members are appointed as UP Artists under the UP Arts Productivity System:

Prof. Martin Genodepa- UP Artist I (Visual Arts)
Prof. Ferdinand Jarin, PhD, UP Artist II (Literature)
Prof. Jonathan Jurilla, UP Artist II (Film)

Congratulations to the UP Artists of the Division of Humanities! ✨

Asst. Prof. John Ray Hontanar presented his paper entitled “Babaylanic Ecologies: An Ecocritical Reading of Budjette Tan and Kajo Baldisimo’s Trese: High Tide at Midnight” at the Mechademia International Conference. The conference was held at the National University of Singapore last May 29-30, 2026 with theme, Traversing Trans-Asian Imaginaries: Anime, Manga and Media Cultures

Asst. Prof. Hontanar's paper undertakes an ecocritical reading of Trese, Budjette Tan and KaJo Baldissimo’s critically acclaimed Filipino graphic novel, by foregrounding the figure of Alexandra Trese as a contemporary babaylan who mediates between human and nonhuman worlds. Drawing on the indigenous epistemologies embodied in the babaylanic tradition, the study interrogates how Trese: High Tide at Midnight reframes environmental anxieties and urban ecological crises through myth, folklore, and ritual. By situating the supernatural beings, from sea-dwelling monsters displaced by urban sprawl to monstrous manifestations of capitalism and pollution, as allegories of environmental disruption, the analysis reveals the text’s critique of Manila’s extractive modernization and its erasure of ecological memory.

The babaylanic lens positions Trese not merely as an enforcer of law and order, but as a cultural and ecological mediator who negotiates the coexistence of humans, spirits, and the urban environment. Through this framework, Trese emerges as a site where postcolonial ecologies and indigenous cosmologies converge, offering an urgent commentary on ecocriticism and environmental justice in the Philippine context.

✨Congratulations, Sir Rei!

Assistant Professor and UP Artist Dr. Ferdinand Jarin presented a paper at the 9th International Conference on Asian and Philippine Studies (ICAPS) held in Cagayan De Oro last May 28-30, 2026.

The paper entitled Dalumat ng Panitikang Rehiyonal: Pananaw ng mga Manunulat Mula sa Rehiyong Kanlurang Visayas is also co-authored/presented by Dr. John E. Barrios of the Division of Professional Education, UPV.

Congratulations, Sir Ferdie! 🎉